#83CDC6#83CDC6
#83CDC6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.526; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.075 H 188.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83CDC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 205, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 43%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 36%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.1%, 0%, 3.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.62, -24.56, -3.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.62, 24.85, 188.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.79% -0.0738 -0.0106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.79% 0.075 188.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3807, 52.5625, 61.3802) |
| Luminance | 0.5256 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.82
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.60
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.15
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.08
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.20
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 9.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83CDC6 #CD838A
analogous
#83CDA1 #83CDC6 #83AFCD
triadic
#83CDC6 #C683CD #CDC683
tetradic
#83CDC6 #A183CD #CD838A #AFCD83
square
#83CDC6 #A183CD #CD838A #AFCD83
split-complementary
#83CDC6 #CD83AF #CDA183
monochromatic
#3D9890 #57BBB2 #83CDC6 #AFDFDA #DAF0EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#83CDC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.51
#83CDC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83CDC6
11.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83CDC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83CDC6 | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.51 | 11.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C6C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BCC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68D0CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83cdc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 205, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.075 188.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aadcd7',
500: '#83cdc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83cdc6; $custom-light: #aadcd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83cdc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 205,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.324,
"s": 42.529,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79789,
"c": 0.07459,
"h": 188.2
},
"luminance": 0.52565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83CDC6
secondary
#9E565D
accent
#303DB6
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F7FCFB
border
#D0D5D4
text
#101514
muted
#818483